Poundcookies Recipes

POUND CAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat butter and sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer until creamy. Beat egg yolks into butter mixture and gradually beat flour into butter mixture until dough forms. Beat in vanilla. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate dough for at least 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Roll chilled dough into walnut-sized balls and place 2 inches apart onto baking sheets. Flatten balls slightly and press an indentation into the center of each flattened ball. Fill each indentation with 1 pecan half.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes and transfer to a wire rack.

SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix together the butter and 1 cup of sugar until they are just combined. Add the vanilla. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour and salt, then add them to the butter-and-sugar mixture. Mix on low speed until the dough starts to come together. Dump onto a surface dusted with flour and shape into a flat disk. Wrap in plastic and chill for 30 minutes.
• Roll the dough 1/2-inch thick and cut with a 3 by 1-inch finger-shaped cutter. Place the cookies on an ungreased baking sheet and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the edges begin to brown. Allow to cool to room temperature.
• When the cookies are cool, place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Put 3 ounces of the chocolate in a glass bowl and microwave on high power for 30 seconds. (Don't trust your microwave timer; time it with your watch.) Stir with a wooden spoon. Continue to heat and stir in 30-second increments until the chocolate is just melted. Add the remaining chocolate and allow it to sit at room temperature, stirring often, until it's completely smooth. Stir vigorously until the chocolate is smooth and slightly cooled; stirring makes it glossier.
• Drizzle 1/2 of each cookie with just enough chocolate to coat it.

POUND CAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F Mix half of the cake mix (dry), the butter, almond extract and egg in large bowl until smooth.
• Stir in remaining cake mix.
• Divide dough into halves.
• Roll each half 1/8 inch thick on lightly floured board. (I like using a half flour, half powdered sugar mix.).
• Cut into desired shapes.
• Or roll into 1-inch balls, place on ungreased cookie sheet and flatten with the bottom of a glass.
• Bake until edges are light brown, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Cool slightly before removing from cookie sheet.
• Cool completely.
• Ice with Buttercream Icing (I use Recipe #261024) and decorate, if desired, with sprinkles etc.
• Yields: 3 to 4 dozen cookies.
• TIP: Add sprinkles to the icing and mix well.
• Then ice cookies as usual. They are now decorated without a lot of the mess!

POUND COOKIES

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Mix all ingredients together, starting with the shortening and adding each one in order. You can do this by hand or with a heavy-duty mixer.
• Roll dough into 1 1/2 inch balls.
• Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Press with bottom of a small glass dipped in flour.
• Bake 20 minutes.
• When cookies are cool, dip in sugar-cinnamon mixture.